Insider tips: how to find the best first-time London homes
It's not all doom and gloom for first-time buyers. With a little insider savvy, those on modest budgets can be still be winners, argues David Spittles
26 February 2016
Changing scene: the four-acre Renaissance scheme in Lewisham is part of the local council's £250 million regeneration project to transform the town centre
'First-timers still account for 38 per cent of UK property purchases, proving that there are ways round the crisis'
From £250,000: contemporary apartments at Barratt's Maple Quays, Rotherhithe. Call Barratt (0845 871 0045)
Places with promise
£182,700: studio apartments at Octavia House, Imperial Wharf. Call developer St George (020 7610 9693)
Canada Quays
Maple Quays
'Look for places sandwiched between already sought-after areas: cheaper and unfashionable today, they could be trendy and more expensive tomorrow'
From £250,000: contemporary apartments at Barratt's Maple Quays, Rotherhithe. Call Barratt (0845 871 0045)
Renaissance
Florence Corte
Silkworks
